for all of us. vote yes on thirty-eight. >>> nobody took a bigger punch from sandy than the jersey shore. in some places memories of the only thing left, but folks there are determined to bring it all back, including one small town mayor who vowed to go down with his ship. here's dennis murphy. >> reporter: the devastation stretches for miles along the jersey shore tonight. but to truly understand sandy's impact, it helps to zoom into one town and one mayor. this is really strange, mayor, walking in three feet of sand on your city street. >> you could say it was snow. >> reporter: the back plows would have plowed this up like vermont snowplows. you don't have gasoline. some of the roads are impassable around here. >> right now, yes. it is going to be tough and that will tell the true mettle of our town, whether they can still pull together and, you know, we're hopeful they have a place to go once they can get out. you're wonderful. you're doing a great job. >> reporter: bill curtis is the mayor of b